Grading Montreal’s 2019 Draft Class
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The dust has barely settled on the 2019 NHL Entry Draft and while it’s really too early to evaluate their newest group of prospects, that’s not going to stop us from trying.
The dust has barely settled on the 2019 NHL Entry Draft and while it’s really too early to evaluate their newest group of prospects, that’s not going to stop us from trying.
Saturday will be a busy day at the draft for the Habs as they come in with nine selections to make. As always, we’ll keep tabs on their selections in this article which will be updated as the draft goes along.
While many expected the Habs to draft a defenceman with the 15th overall pick, they went in a different direction with the selection of right winger Cole Caufield.
The 2019 NHL Entry Draft will be held in Vancouver this coming Friday and Saturday. As is our annual tradition, here is HabsWorld’s official mock draft. In our mock, we project the entire first round plus all of Montreal’s picks inside the top-100.
While the Habs have typically had decent depth on the left wing, the same can’t be said for their right side. Montreal is in okay shape at that position but their prospect pool is lacking.
Choosing a left-shot defenceman such as Ville Heinola with the 15th pick could allow the Canadiens to fill an organizational need while still picking the best player available.
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If the Canadiens opt to look at a forward with the 15th pick at the NHL Entry Draft, speedy two-way centre Alex Newhook may be just the guy.
Centre depth has been an issue for the Habs for quite some time now. However, their moves in recent years have quickly turned that position from a weakness to a strength.
Although the Habs are likely to draft a defenceman with their first-round pick, they could also look towards a Quebec born forward by the name of Raphael Lavoie.